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Beach Hazards Statement 18, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 28, 2018, 4:26 AM EDT. It took effect at Sep 28, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2018, 4:26 AM EDT (08:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 28, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2018, 5:06 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted.
422 WHUS43 KIWX 280826 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 426 AM EDT Fri Sep 28 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-281600- /O.NEW.KIWX.BH.S.0018.180928T1600Z-180929T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 426 AM EDT Fri Sep 28 2018 /326 AM CDT Fri Sep 28 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Beach Hazards Statement which is in effect from noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ today through late tonight. * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots will generate waves of 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
3 follow-up statements
482 WHUS43 KIWX 281452 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1052 AM EDT Fri Sep 28 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-282300- /O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0018.180928T1600Z-180929T0800Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1052 AM EDT Fri Sep 28 2018 /952 AM CDT Fri Sep 28 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots will generate waves of 3 to 5 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
957 WHUS43 KIWX 290201 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1001 PM EDT Fri Sep 28 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-291100- /O.EXT.KIWX.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-180929T1100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 1001 PM EDT Fri Sep 28 2018 /901 PM CDT Fri Sep 28 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT /6 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED... * STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED... * STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED... * OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph will generate waves of 3 to 5 feet. This will create hazardous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Life threatening waves and currents are expected at the beaches. People visiting the beaches should stay out of the water. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from the shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars. Rip currents can sweep you into deeper water. Structural currents form along piers where longshore currents and wave action flow into the structure. Structural currents can sweep you out into deeper water along the pier structure. && $$
667 WHUS43 KIWX 290906 CFWIWX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Northern Indiana 506 AM EDT Sat Sep 29 2018 INZ003-MIZ077-291015- /O.CAN.KIWX.BH.S.0018.000000T0000Z-180929T1100Z/ La Porte-Berrien- 506 AM EDT Sat Sep 29 2018 /406 AM CDT Sat Sep 29 2018/ ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has cancelled the Beach Hazards Statement. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 4:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 25 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.